.Sep 17, 2024, 09:18 PM ETWASHINGTON-- Billie Jean Master will definitely end up being the 1st specific girls's sportsmen to become awarded the Legislative Gold Medal.Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania as well as Mikie Sherrill of New Jacket revealed Tuesday that their bipartisan regulations had actually passed your house of Reps and also would be sent to Head of state Joe Biden for his signature.The bill to recognize Master, the tennis Hall of Famer and protestor, had actually actually passed unanimously in the Senate.Sherrill, a Democrat, stated in a statement that Master's "life time of advocacy and also effort changed the garden for ladies as well as women on the courtroom, in the class, and the work environment." The expense was actually launched in September 2023 on the 50th anniversary of King's victory over Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexual activities," still the most-watched tennis suit of perpetuity. The medal, granted by Our lawmakers for distinguished success and also contributions to society, has earlier been offered to sportsmens, featuring baseball players Jackie Robinson as well as Roberto Clemente and golf enthusiasts Port Nicklaus, Byron Nelson and also Arnold Palmer.King had currently been rewarded the Governmental Medal of Liberty in 2009. Fitzpatrick, a Republican politician, claims she has "broken barriers, led unexplored paths, and influenced many people to stand proudly with nerve and also principle in the defend what is right.".